PERRY TO JOIN THE SIMPSONS
KATY PERRY is swapping SESAME STREET for THE SIMPSONS - the singer has si gned up to star in a special live action episode of the longrunning TV co medy.
The pop star was due to make a cameo appearance in the hit kids’ show a longside beloved character Elmo later this year (10), but the sketch was scrapped following a swathe of complaints from parents over her skimpy ou tfit.
Now Perry has found herself a role in the more adult The Simpsons, in a Christmas episode which will see the famous family transformed into pupp ets.
Perry will play herself in the unusual live action sequence and lead th e cast in a spoof rendition of classic carol The 12 Days of Christmas.
The Simpsons executive producer Al Jean confirmed the news to Entertain ment Weekly magazine and poked fun at Perry’s dismissal from Sesame Stree t.
He says, "In the wake of Elmo’s terrible betrayal, The Simpsons puppets wish to announce they stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Katy Perry." (LR/E
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